Independent insights into income, wages, population, household finances, and regional trends across Japan, based on publicly available statistics.
28 articles (Yokohama, Kawasaki, Sagamihara)
Using census data, we analyze Yokohama's 39.9% share of one-person households. The figures show the scale of living alone in the city and why housing and services must account for both younger and older single residents.
Using census data, we analyze Yokohama's daytime/nighttime population ratio of 92.5%. Even as Japan's largest city by population, Yokohama has many Tokyo commuters—but it is also a major employment center in its own right.
We compare financial assets in Yokohama and Kawasaki, including about ¥18.34 million versus ¥22.16 million for households in their 60s, and examine why the city with the higher balance changes by age.
Using 2019 National Survey of Family Income, Consumption and Wealth data, we examine household financial assets in Yokohama by age. The figures can serve as a reference when asking whether your own savings are relatively high or low, with important caveats about averages and household differences.
A comparison of household income for people in their 30s in Tokyo's 23 wards, Kawasaki, and Sagamihara—an age group with many child-rearing households. Using 2019 data, we examine how large the differences are while accounting for unpublished data in other major cities.
Average annual income for two-or-more-person households is ¥9.552 million in Yokohama and ¥10.940 million in Kawasaki, a gap of about ¥1.39 million. We examine the role of Tokyo commuters, high-value employment in Kawasaki, dual-income households moving into Musashi-Kosugi, and Yokohama's large and diverse urban area.
Using 2019 National Survey of Family Income, Consumption and Wealth data, this article examines Yokohama household income by the age of the household head and explains typical income levels among two-or-more-person households.
Using data from Japan's Social and Demographic Statistics System, this article examines Yokohama's population projections. The city's population is forecast to decline from about 3.79 million in 2025 to about 3.66 million in 2040, a decrease of roughly 123,000. It explains the long-term demographic outlook for Yokohama, where net in-migration continues but overall population decline is expected.
Using Yokohama data from the Social and Demographic Statistics System based on the 2020 Census, this article examines the city's employment structure. About 34% of employees are in non-regular work, while roughly 79% of all employed residents work in the tertiary sector.
Using FY2023 municipal taxation data, this article compares taxable income per taxpayer across six major Kanto cities. Tokyo's 23 wards lead at about ¥5.39 million, followed by Yokohama and Kawasaki at roughly ¥4.37 million and ¥4.35 million.
Using census and population-projection data, we examine Kawasaki's age structure and net in-migration, and why the city continues to attract younger generations.
We compare financial assets in Yokohama and Kawasaki, including about ¥18.34 million versus ¥22.16 million for households in their 60s, and examine why the city with the higher balance changes by age.
Using 2019 National Survey of Family Income, Consumption and Wealth data, we examine household financial assets in Kawasaki by age and ask how much wealth has accumulated in a city with the highest household income among six major Kanto cities.
A comparison of household income for people in their 30s in Tokyo's 23 wards, Kawasaki, and Sagamihara—an age group with many child-rearing households. Using 2019 data, we examine how large the differences are while accounting for unpublished data in other major cities.
Average annual income for two-or-more-person households is ¥9.552 million in Yokohama and ¥10.940 million in Kawasaki, a gap of about ¥1.39 million. We examine the role of Tokyo commuters, high-value employment in Kawasaki, dual-income households moving into Musashi-Kosugi, and Yokohama's large and diverse urban area.
Using 2019 National Survey of Family Income, Consumption and Wealth data, this article examines household income by age in Kawasaki, where the average for two-or-more-person households is ¥10.94 million.
Using FY2023 municipal taxation data, this article compares taxable income per taxpayer across six major Kanto cities. Tokyo's 23 wards lead at about ¥5.39 million, followed by Yokohama and Kawasaki at roughly ¥4.37 million and ¥4.35 million.
Using census and population-projection data, we examine Sagamihara's population trends and consider how the planned Linear Chuo Shinkansen station at Hashimoto may affect the city's future.
Using 2019 National Survey of Family Income, Consumption and Wealth data, we examine household financial assets in Sagamihara by age and the limits of interpreting wealth-building capacity from a city with relatively low household income.
Using 2019 National Survey of Family Income, Consumption and Wealth data, this article examines household income by age in Sagamihara and the regional structure behind its all-age average of about ¥8.62 million.
Using FY2023 municipal taxation data, this article compares taxable income per taxpayer across six major Kanto cities. Tokyo's 23 wards lead at about ¥5.39 million, followed by Yokohama and Kawasaki at roughly ¥4.37 million and ¥4.35 million.
A four-year time-series look at the gender wage ratio in Kanagawa. Using data from 2020 through 2023, spanning the COVID-19 period, this article examines whether the gap narrowed or widened.
Using 2023 Kanagawa data from the Basic Survey on Wage Structure, this article ranks scheduled monthly wages by industry. Electrical machinery manufacturing leads at ¥451,600 a month, followed by scientific research and professional/technical services at ¥444,200, while several labor-intensive industries remain in the ¥200,000 range.
Using 2023 Kanagawa data from the Basic Survey on Wage Structure, this article compares wages by age at firms with 1,000+ employees, 100–999 employees, and 10–99 employees. The large-versus-small company gap widens sharply from the late 30s and reaches more than ¥90,000 a month in the 50s.
Using 2023 Basic Survey on Wage Structure data for Kanagawa, this article examines the gender wage gap by age. The gap is only ¥5,600 a month at ages 20–24, but exceeds ¥100,000 from the early 40s and reaches nearly ¥150,000 in the 50s.
Using 2023 Basic Survey on Wage Structure data, this article compares wages by age in Tokyo and Kanagawa. The gap is only around ¥8,000–¥10,000 a month for workers in their 20s and early 30s, but widens to ¥35,300 at ages 55–59 and ¥47,000 at ages 60–64.
Using 2023 Basic Survey on Wage Structure data for Kanagawa Prefecture, this article examines scheduled monthly wages by age. Pay rises from ¥258,000 at ages 20–24 to ¥455,100 at ages 55–59 before dropping sharply to ¥348,300 at ages 60–64.
Using 2023 data from Japan's Basic Survey on Wage Structure, this article compares scheduled monthly wages across the seven prefectures of the Kanto region. Tokyo ranks first at ¥397,000 a month, about ¥70,000 above Gunma, while Tochigi unexpectedly takes third place.